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GOVT 1101
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Gender,War&Educ.: 3 Classics of 1930s Britain
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 312
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Evangelista, M
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Homegrown Anti-Imperialists
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Ives Hall 103
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Nizalowska, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Politics of Outer Space
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Melamed, A
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Russia
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall B06
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Rosenfeld, B
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Liberalism and Marxism
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cameron, W
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: The Politics of Fantasy
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cameron, W
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
GOVT 1313
Course Description
This course will introduce students to comparative politics—the study of the political institutions, identities, and organized interests in countries around the world. Emphasis is on how to make meaningful ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
This course will be offered in collaboration with the Languages Across the Curriculum Program. Students enrolled in GOVT 1313 may enroll in an optional one credit discussion section in French, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese. Interested students should contact the instructor.
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- M White Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- W Ives Hall 103
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- W Uris Hall 254
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- F White Hall B14
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- F Morrill Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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- F White Hall B14
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall B14
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
GOVT 1503
Course Description
At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field "Africana studies." Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500, ASRC 1500
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 219
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Richardson, R
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Malott Hall 406
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 1571
Course Description
America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1571, HIST 6571
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Washington, DC
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Silbey, D
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC as part of the Cornell in Washington program.
GOVT 1615
Course Description
This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced—such as treatises, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 1920
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 119
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Frank, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Ives Hall 107
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall B02
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 102
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 183
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 2022
Course Description
This course centers Black women who have often described their reproductive health experiences as "fighting for our lives." While grounded in an exploration of Black women 's experiences in the US, this ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2023, ASRC 2023, FGSS 2023, GOVT 2022, HIST 2023, SHUM 2023, STS 2023
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Africana Ctr B01
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Chresfield, M
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Chresfield, M
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2023, ASRC 2023, FGSS 2023, GOVT 2022, HIST 2023, SHUM 2023, STS 2023
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Africana Ctr B01
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Chresfield, M
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Chresfield, M
GOVT 2152
Course Description
How are migration dynamics produced? How do states and communities respond to and shape complex migration processes? This course will draw on the United States as a case study, focusing on Latino immigrants. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2152, LSP 2152
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Villegas Rivera, F
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 2264
Course Description
This course explores the causes and consequences of modern day civil wars. The first part of the course looks at individual, group, and state level factors that might cause civil wars to break out. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Karim, S
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 2432
Course Description
The course concerns the principles and philosophical arguments underlying conflicts and moral dilemmas of central and ongoing concern to society as they arise within legal contexts. We consider questions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 230
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Marmor, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall G26
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 2673
Course Description
This lecture class will explore the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt from the late 18th century to the 21st century "Arab Spring." We will explore Egyptian history under the Ottomans and the Mamluks, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2670, HIST 2672, NES 2670
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Baker Laboratory 335
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Sibley Hall 208
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 2806
Course Description
This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2806, FGSS 2806, LAW 6803
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Giannella, N
GOVT 2847
Course Description
Afghanistan is the land of paradoxes and is constantly in the headlines of the world's news. It is a country that is often spoken about and yet so rarely heard from. Since 1747 until the present, this ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Hozoori, S
GOVT 3044
Course Description
This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3304, CAPS 3049
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Wallace, J
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- R Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 3087
Course Description
This course will introduce students to the law and practice of international human rights. Students will think critically about the effectiveness of the international human rights system by examining its ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 4081
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Myron Taylor Hall 184
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Brundige, E
GOVT 3091
Course Description
This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3911, STS 3911
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 135
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Hilgartner, S
GOVT 3112
Course Description
The course will be a lecture course on Congress, introducing them to the political science literature on the topic and the major research questions and approaches. We will examine the development of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3112, PUBPOL 3112
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bateman, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 3131
Course Description
A general-education course to acquaint students with how our legal system pursues the goals of society. The course introduces students to various perspectives on the nature of law, what functions it ought ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3131, LAW 4131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MW Myron Taylor Hall 184
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Chutkow, D
GOVT 3161
Course Description
This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3161
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 335
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kriner, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Staff
GOVT 3174
Course Description
This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 3170
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G26
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Wilmers, L
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 3242
Course Description
The "school-to-prison track" refers to policies and practices that facilitate the transfer of students out of the school system and into the prison system (including juvenile detention, county jail, immigration ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: EDUC 3142, GDEV 3142, GOVT 3242
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Warren Hall B73
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Scott, R
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Additional Information
The "enrollment contingent on instructor permission" is premised on the fact that this is a course for students who are engaged with the criminal justice system directly, or who have been, and the credit-level earned by students enrolled in the course level is linked to whether or not they are doing this work with the criminal justice system outside of the classroom.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: EDUC 3142, GDEV 3142, GOVT 3242
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W Warren Hall B73
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Scott, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 3265
Course Description
"Power" and "freedom" are among the most important elements of the language of politics, and of the scholarly study of politics, but they are notoriously difficult to define. In this class, we'll try to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall G88
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Markell, P
GOVT 3282
Course Description
The advent of computers and the internet have fundamentally changed how most humans conduct their social, political, and everyday lives. Unlike mere decades ago, many of us work, play, learn, communicate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Ladd, J
GOVT 3623
Course Description
In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details
Seven Week - First. Combined with: LATA 3623
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - Mar 12, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Multi-semester course: Students must complete GOVT 3613, GOVT 3614, and GOVT 3623 for a final grade and Arts and Sciences distribution.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 3625
Course Description
This course will primarily focus on studying and scrutinizing general conceptions of justice. Topics explored typically include liberty,economic equality, democracy, community, the general welfare, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3460
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 203
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Shoemaker, D
GOVT 3636
Course Description
Shortly after the 2016 election, The New Yorker published an article entitled "The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming." This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3541, ENGL 3920, GERST 3620, SHUM 3636
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 253
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fleming, P
GOVT 3687
Course Description
This seminar examines the history of the United States' involvement with Middle East beginning with evangelical efforts in the 19th century and President Wilson's engagement with the colonial powers in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3687, HIST 3687, JWST 3687, NES 3687, PUBPOL 3687
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Washington, DC
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, D.C.
GOVT 3785
Course Description
This course examines controversies in the theory and history of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? Can law breaking ever be civil rather than criminal? Do disruptive ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3785, PHIL 2945
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Ives Hall 105
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall B04
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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- T White Hall B14
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
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- W Rockefeller Hall 187
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
GOVT 3786
Course Description
When Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the concept of the "general will" in his classic text The Social Contract, he made what was then an unprecedented and scandalous claim: that the people as a whole, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3780, FREN 3780
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall 312
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Conducted in English.
GOVT 3999
Course Description
Does allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons reduce violent crime? Do affirmative action policies at law schools cause black students to fail the bar? Do micro-finance policies make the poor better ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Way, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Way, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Way, C
GOVT 4000
Course Description
Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Checks & Balances or Imperial Presidency?
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 114
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Kriner, D
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Democracy: Development & Backsliding
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 494
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6304
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
van de Walle, N
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Criminal Justice in Comparative Perspective
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Blackman, A
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Russia's Wars
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Sibley Hall 318
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Evangelista, M
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Marx's Critique of Capitalism
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Markell, P
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6885, GOVT 6885
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Race, Empire, and Worldmaking
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Adalet, B
Ba, O
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Additional Information
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. This seminar fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
GOVT 4021
Course Description
American conservative thought rests on assumptions that are strikingly different from those made by mainstream American liberals. However, conservative thinkers are themselves committed to principles ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4021
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Olin Library 403
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.
GOVT 4218
Course Description
This course will offer students an opportunity to view the process of shaping national debates from the perspective of the United States Senate. The modern Senate will serve as the point of reference for ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4218, HIST 4030
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Washington, DC
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Scott, K
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC as part of the Course in Washington program.
GOVT 4283
Course Description
What are the social, policy, and political needs of the diverse Latino community? This seminar delves into the politics of resistance and solidarity of Latinxs/Hispanics in North America, with a primary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4283, LSP 4283
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall 494
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Villegas Rivera, F
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Additional Information
This seminar does not fulfill the government major seminar requirement.
GOVT 4503
Course Description
China's prominence in the news cycle and policy discourse reflects the immense and growing tension in China's relations with the United States and other countries around the world. Substantively, there ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 4502
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Sibley Hall 318
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Weiss, J
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Additional Information
This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4959
Course Description
GOVT 4959 is the second semester of honors thesis research, limited to students who have completed GOVT 4949 - Honors Seminar: Thesis Clarification and Research. There is no formal class meeting. Instead, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 4998
Course Description
The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6998, NS 4998, PUBPOL 4060, PUBPOL 5060
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Washington, DC
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Silbey, D
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4999
Course Description
One-on-one tutorial arranged by the student with a faculty member of his or her choosing. Open to government majors doing superior work, and it is the responsibility of the student to establish the research ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Washington, DC
Instructors
Bateman, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Taught in Washington, DC. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Evangelista, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Silbey, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
van de Walle, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Margulies, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 6029
Course Description
This course builds upon 6019, covering in detail the interpretation and estimation of multivariate linear regression models. We derive the Ordinary Least Squares estimator and its characteristics using ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Ladd, J
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Additional Information
Permission of instructor is required.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6053
Course Description
An in-depth, graduate-level introduction to qualitative and comparative methods of political analysis, with special emphasis on the application of these methods in comparative and international politics. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6132
Course Description
Economic inequality has been soaring in the United States since the 1970s, making the nation more unequal than it has been since the Gilded Age, and more unequal than any of the world's other ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 360
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Mettler, S
GOVT 6255
Course Description
Marx, never reading Freud, produced analysis of ideology and fetishism as class struggle; Freud, barely mentioning Marx, produced critique of socialism and communism. Freudo-Marxism began 1920s: Austria/Germany ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4255, GERST 6255, ROMS 4255, ROMS 6255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall G26
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Waite, G
GOVT 6304
Course Description
This is a graduate seminar in political science on the application of historical analysis in comparative politics. The goals of the course are for students to understand the contemporary application of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
van de Walle, N
GOVT 6594
Course Description
This seminar examines public opinion and political behavior from a comparative perspective using primarily the tools of quantitative social science. We will focus on the intellectual evolution of the field, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Rosenfeld, B
GOVT 6656
Course Description
Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. Topic for Fall 2023: Race, Gender, and Technology. Topic for Spring 2024: Authority, Coercion, and the Rule of Law. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 7782, PHIL 6430
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Authority, Coercion, and the Rule of Law
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall 204
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Atiq, E
Marmor, A
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6836
Course Description
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is arguably the most consequential anti-imperialist, the most sophisticated advocate of non-violence, and one the shrewdest political tacticians in modern history. He was also ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Morrill Hall 404
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Livingston, A
GOVT 6857
Course Description
Exploration into a range of contemporary theories and research topics in the field of international political economy. The seminar covers different theoretical perspectives and a number of substantive ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Sibley Hall 318
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Clark, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6885
Course Description
This seminar examines how different political theorists, actors, and groups from the Global South responded to systems of empire and global racial hierarchy by proposing alternative projects of worldmaking ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 6885, GOVT 4000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 104
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Adalet, B
Ba, O
GOVT 6897
Course Description
This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Ba, O
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6998
Course Description
The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4998, NS 4998, PUBPOL 4060, PUBPOL 5060
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Washington, DC
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Silbey, D
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, D.C.
GOVT 7937
Course Description
The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details
GOVT 7999
Course Description
Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, and writing requirements are designed through consultation between the student and the instructor. Graduate students in government ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)